Welcome to the
Institutional Characteristics (IC)
survey. This survey collects important
information about your institution's
mission, admissions, students services,
and student charges.

Much of the data reported on IC appear
on College Navigator, a college search
service for students. Please report
data correctly, as College Navigator is
only updated one time after IC data have
been reviewed, so errors may stay on the
website for a full year.

Additionally, the cost (price) of
attendance data are used to calculate
the net price of attendance in the
Student Financial Aid survey. This has
important implications for what students
see about your institution, and also for
the College Affordability and
Transparency lists.

Remember, it is the responsibility of
the keyholder to provide NCES with
accurate data about the institution.
Please never hesitate to call the IPEDS
Help Desk and ask for help to make sure
that you are reporting correctly!

Changes to
Institutional Characteristics:

The systems question is now part of
the IC Header.

There is a new question that asks
whether all of the programs at your
institution are offered completely
via distance education.

!!
Cost (price) of attendance data for
program reporters will be collected
for the length of the program
(tuition and fees, books and
supplies) or for 4 weeks (room and
board, other expenses). This is to
better align IC cost of attendance
with SFA data for the net price
calculation. Based on the data
entered, program cost of attendance
and academic year cost of attendance
will be calculated. Please review
all of these values very carefully

Reviews of the IC
survey data indicate a number of places
where many people make errors. Please
review the common errors listed below to
ensure your institution does not make
any reporting errors which may affect
your institution's appearance to
students and others.

Do not try to outsmart fatal
errors. In some cases, this
provides false information to
students or may cause an institution
to appear on the College
Affordability and Transparency
lists. Fatal errors are there for a
reason - contact the Help Desk at
877.225.2568 and they will happily
help you to figure out what you are
doing incorrectly, or provide an
override if necessary.

Admissions data are for
first-time students only.

Many institutions are open
admission but indicate that they are
not. If your institution only
requires a GED or other high school
equivalent and/or an ability to
benefit test, and admits almost all
students that apply, your
institution is open admission.

If your institution makes
numerous exceptions to an on-campus
housing requirement, you should not
indicate that you require students
to live on campus. This leads to
inconsistent and problematic
reporting on the Student Financial
Aid survey.

Academic year reporters need to
report tuition, fees, and living
expenses for the entire academic
year for which they are reporting.
In order to be consistent with other
institutions in IPEDS, please use
the IPEDS definition of an
academic year.

1.
Provide the institution's mission
statement or a web address (URL)
where the mission statement can be
found. Typed statements are limited to
2,000 characters or less. The mission
statement will be available to the
public on College Navigator.

If the
only requirement for admission is a high
school diploma or GED/other equivalent,
your institution is still considered
open admission. Institutions that
require only an Ability to Benefit or
similar test beyond the
diploma/equivalent, and only reject a
very small number of students based on
the test, are also considered open
admission.

If your
institution does not have an open
admission policy, you will be expected
to answer additional questions (B2, B3,
and B4) regarding your admissions
procedures and admissions yield.

Yes

No

You may use the space below to
provide context for the data you've
reported above. These context notes will
be posted on the College Navigator
website, and should be written to be
understood by students and parents.

Other Test (ABT, Wonderlic, WISC-III,
etc.)
Note: If this is the only
requirement other than a diploma or
equivalent, and few students are not
admitted due to this test, please
return to question 1 and indicate
that your institution is open
admission.

3.
Provide the number of
first-time,
degree/certificate-seeking
undergraduate students who applied, who
were admitted, and who enrolled (either
full- or part-time) at your institution
for the most recent Fall period
available. Include
early decision,
early action, and students who began
studies during the summer prior to the
selected fall reporting period.

Remember that this
question is only applicable to
first-time students, do not include
other students in these totals.

Only report students at levels that you
indicated were offered in the IC Header.
If you made an error in the IC Header,
please call the IPEDS Help Desk and
correct your error.

4.
If test scores are required for
admission for first-time,
degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate
students, provide the number and
percentage of enrolled students
submitting SAT and/or ACT scores, as
well as the 25th and 75th percentile
scores for each test. Provide writing
test scores only if used for
admission. Provide data for the most
recent group of enrolled students
for whom data are available. Include new
students admitted the summer prior to
the selected fall reporting period.

DO NOT convert test
scores (e.g., do not convert an SAT
score to an ACT scale, etc.). If you
have numbers for both SAT and ACT
scores, provide the percentiles for
both tests.

You may use the space below to
provide context for the data you've
reported above. These context notes will
be posted on the College Navigator
website, and should be written to be
understood by students and parents.

Institution: University of
Missouri-Kansas City (178402)

User ID: 29C0011

Part B - Estimated Fall Enrollment

Estimated 2011 Fall Enrollment

Provide an early estimate of the
institution's fall enrollment for all
levels offered. Levels should match
those indicated 'Yes' in the IC Header
survey. If you made an error in the
Header survey, please contact the Help
Desk.

These data will NOT appear in College
Navigator, but will be made available
via the IPEDS Data Center.

Estimates should be based on the
definitions used in the IPEDS Fall
Enrollment component submitted during
the spring collection (for academic
institutions report an estimate of the
students that are/will be enrolled as of
October 15, 2011; for program reporter
institutions report an estimate of
students enrolled in your institution at
any time between August 1 and October
31, 2011). Prior year (PY) Fall
Enrollment counts are provided for
reference.

Students
can complete their preparation in
certain areas of specialization

Students
must complete their preparation at
another institution for certain areas of
specialization

This
institution is approved by the state for
the initial certification or licensure
of teachers

None of
the above

3.
If your institution grants a
bachelor's degree or higher but does not
offer a full 4-year program of study at
the undergraduate level, how many years
of completed college-level work are
required for entrance?

Number of years

Institution: University of
Missouri-Kansas City (178402)

User ID: 29C0011

Part C - Student Services - Services, Library,
Tuition

4.
Which of the following selected student
services are offered by your
institution? [Check all that apply]

You may use the space below to
provide context for the data you've
reported above. These context notes will
be posted on the College Navigator
website, and should be written to be
understood by students and parents.

Institution: University of
Missouri-Kansas City (178402)

User ID: 29C0011

Part C - Disability Service

Please indicate the percentage of all
undergraduates enrolled during fall 2010
who were formally registered as students
with disabilities with the institution's
office of disability services (or the
equivalent office).

3 percent or less

More than 3 percent:

%

You may use the space below to
provide context for the data you've
reported above. These context notes will
be posted on the College Navigator
website, and should be written to be
understood by students and parents.

Institution: University of
Missouri-Kansas City (178402)

User ID: 29C0011

Part D - Student Charges Questions

1.
Are all
full-time,
first-time
degree/certificate-seeking students
required to live on campus or in
institutionally-controlled housing?

If
you answer Yes to this question,
you will not be asked to report
off-campus room and board in the price
of attendance (D11).

If you make any exceptions to this
rule, and have first-time, full-time
students living off-campus, please
answer No so that this does not
cause conflicts with the Student
Financial Aid survey.

Please enter the amounts requested
below. These data will be made available
to the public on College Navigator. Data
for prior years may be corrected. If
your institution participates in any
Title IV programs (Pell, Stafford,
etc.), you must complete all information
for the current year.
Estimates of expenses for books and
supplies, room and board, and other
expenses are those from the Cost of
Attendance report used by the
financial aid office in determining
financial need. Please talk to your
financial aid office to get these
numbers, to ensure that you are
reporting correct numbers.

Leave
items that do not apply blank and the
system will fill in as "not applicable"
or indicate that more information is
needed. For example, if your institution
was not open in 2008-09, leave those
cells blank and call the Help Desk to
override any errors. DO NOT attempt to
overcome the errors by entering false
data.

If the
2011-12 tuition and/or fees for
entering students are covered by
a
tuition guarantee program, check the
applicable box(es) under 'Tuition
Guarantee'. Additionally, if the
guarantee is not for a 0% increase,
please indicate the maximum % increase
guarantee. These numbers are expected
to be fairly small. Please contact the
Help Desk if you are confused about
these values and how to report them.

You may use the space below to
provide context for the data you've
reported above. These context notes will
be posted on the College Navigator
website, and should be written to be
understood by students and parents.

Institution: University of
Missouri-Kansas City (178402)

User ID: 29C0011

Part E - Athletic Association

1.
Is this institution a member of a
national athletic association?

No

Yes -
Check all that apply

National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA)

National
Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)

United
States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA)

National
Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)

Other

2.
If this institution is a member of
the NCAA or NAIA, specify the conference
FOR EACH SPORT using the pull down menu.

IPEDS collects important
information regarding your institution. All data
reported in IPEDS survey components become
available in the IPEDS Data Center and appear as
aggregated data in various Department of
Education reports. Additionally, some of the
reported data appears specifically for your
institution through the College Navigator
website and is included in your institutionís
Data Feedback Report (DFR). The purpose of this
summary is to provide you an opportunity to view
some of the data that, when accepted through the
IPEDS quality control process, will appear on
the College Navigator website and/or your DFR.
College Navigator is updated approximately three
months after the data collection period closes
and Data Feedback Reports will be available
through the ExPT and sent to your institutionís
CEO in November 2012.

Please review your data for
accuracy. If you have questions about the data
displayed below after reviewing the data
reported on the survey screens, please contact
the IPEDS Help Desk at: 1-877-225-2568 or
ipedshelp@rti.org.

Undergraduate students enrolled who
are formally registered with office of
disability services

3
percent or less

PRICING INFORMATION

Estimated expenses for academic year for
full-time, first-time students

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

In-district tuition and fees

$8,273

$8,273

$8,602

$9,029

In-state tuition and fees

$8,273

$8,273

$8,602

$9,029

Out-of-state tuition and fees

$19,364

$19,364

$20,191

$21,197

Books and supplies

$1,180

$1,180

$1,382

$1,376

On Campus Room and Board

$9,560

$9,560

$10,131

$10,201

On Campus Other Expenses

$5,930

$5,930

$5,841

$6,240

Off Campus Room and Board

$8,320

$8,320

$8,670

$8,370

Off Campus Other Expenses

$8,000

$8,000

$8,008

$9,450

Off Campus with family Other
Expenses

$8,000

$8,000

$8,008

$9,450

Average
undergraduate student tuition and fees
for academic year 2011-12

Tuition

Fees

In-district

$7,737

$1,292

In-state

$7,737

$1,292

Out-of-state

$19,905

$1,292

Average graduate student
tuition and fees for academic year
2011-12

Tuition

Fees

In-district

$5,798

$936

In-state

$5,798

$936

Out-of-state

$14,969

$936

Alternative tuition
plans

Tuition payment plan

ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Open admission

No

Undergraduate
application fee 2011-12

$35

Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2011

Total

Male

Female

Number of applicants

4,215

1,658

2,557

Percent admitted

56%

53%

57%

Percent admitted who enrolled

50%

48%

50%

Admissions
Considerations

Required

Recommended

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school rank
Secondary school record
Admission test scores (SAT/ACT)
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
language)

Completion of college-preparatory
program

Test Scores Fall
2011
(enrolled full-time students)

# Submitting Scores

% Submitting Scores

SAT

68

6%

ACT

1,082

93%

25th
Percentile

75th
Percentile

SAT Critical Reading

N/A

N/A

SAT Math

460

690

SAT Writing

500

660

ACT Composite

20

27

ACT English

20

28

ACT Math

18

26

ACT Writing

N/A

N/A

Institution: University
of Missouri-Kansas City (178402)

User ID: 29C0011

Edit
Report

Institutional Characteristics

Institution: University of
Missouri-Kansas City (178402)

Source

Description

Severity

Resolved

Options

Screen: Selection Process

Screen Entry

The number of enrolled
first-time, degree/certificate
seeking students that submitted
test scores should be greater
than or equal to the total
number of first-time students
enrolled full-time and
part-time. Please fix or
explain. (Error #11232)

Explanation

Yes

Back to survey data

Reason:

The SAT is not the primary test
used for entrance into the
University of Missouri, the ACT
is. The low number of SAT
represents students who come
from outside of the Midwest
region.

Screen Entry

You reported the number of
students who submitted SAT test
scores but you did not enter any
percentiles. Please explain or
fix. (Error #11172)

Explanation

Yes

Back to survey data

Reason:

SAT Critical Reading scores are
not available.

Screen Entry

You reported the number of
students who submitted SAT test
scores but you did not enter any
percentiles. Please explain or
fix. (Error #11172)

Explanation

Yes

Back to survey data

Reason:

SAT Critical Reading scores are
not available.

Screen Entry

You reported the number of
students who submitted ACT test
scores but you did not enter any
percentiles. Please explain or
fix. (Error #11173)

Explanation

Yes

Back to survey data

Reason:

ACT Writing scores are not
available.

Screen Entry

You reported the number of
students who submitted ACT test
scores but you did not enter any
percentiles. Please explain or
fix. (Error #11173)

Explanation

Yes

Back to survey data

Reason:

ACT Writing scores are not
available.

Screen: Enrollment

Screen Entry

The number you entered, 47, is
outside the expected range of
within 30% of the number
reported in last year's
Enrollment. Please fix or
explain. (Error #11190)